THE GERUND VS.

THE INFINITIVE

Write the verb in brackets as a gerund or an infinitive.

1. He resists _______sharing___________ (share) the costs now though he doesn’t refuse
__________to change________ (change) his decision in the near future.
2. Would you be willing _____to consider and sign__________ (consider, sign) another contract?
3. We must remember __to remind/reminding___ (remind) him that the product itself needs ___to be
modified _ (modify) before _______going _________ (go) into full
production.
4. The amount of money spent on ____advertising____ (advertise) continues _to rise/rising__ (rise).
5.. Would you mind ________joining______ (join) us for dinner or would you prefer
______to stay/staying_________ (stay) at home instead of _____going out _________ (go out)?
6. It’s no use _____to ask/asking_____________ (ask) her ______to lend_____ (lend) us any money.
7. I’d love __to have__ (have) an opportunity of ____meeting_____ (meet) you again.
8. Have you ever thought about ____protecting___ (protect) your house with insurance?
Perhaps, you could __take out _ (take out) an insurance policy with us? (bring?)
9. Do you mind ______speaking________ (speak) to the boss and ___asking _ (ask) him
______to help_________ (help) us with the project?
10. The best thing to do is ____to pay______ (pay) your bills by standing order.
11. Stop ___making____ ( make) a fool of yourself by __repeating_ (repeat) the same arguments.
12. We can’t afford _to give_ (give) everyone a bonus. But we consider ___sending_____
(send) a big thank-you to all those who worked so hard for so many months.
13. How about ______to have______ (have) a snack before we leave?

14. It can be very difficult ___to get___ (get) a good job after _____finishing____ (finish) university.
15. Did you remember ___posting_____ (post) my letter on your way home? Well, I remember
____going____ (go) into the post office, but even then I‘m afraid I forgot ____to do_________ (do) it.
16. Children like ____playing__ (play) computer games more than ___studying__ (study) on-line.
17. There’s no ___telling____ (tell) when they will manage ___getting _______ (get) here.
18. The boss suggested ____hiring_____ (hire) some part-time workers
19. We object to ___having____(have) loud music playing while we plan __to read _(read) the
materials.
20. He would love ___to meet_______ (meet) interesting people and ___to see____ (see) new places.